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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
(AG) = {Na - (Cl ... Diagnosis: Causes ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... Summary #Nephrology #ABG ... #VBG #differential
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Diagnosis 1) Start ... Now, look at the gas ... Do you need an ABG ... approximates an ABG ... Differential Diagnosis
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... NAGMA - Chem, ABG ... NonAnionGap #Acidosis #Metabolic ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Urine Anion Gap in NAGMA
NA + K - Cl = surrogate for Urine NH4+
NH4+ is excreted
Urine Anion Gap ... increasing negative AG ... RTA (nb ↑K) - Renal ... AnionGap #NAGMA #diagnosis ... #differential #
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... , Heat stroke, Metabolic ... per day until stable ... #Diagnosis #Management
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
crusade against “Ab ... inevitably leads to Metabolic ... Metabolic Acidosis ... criticalcare #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Heat stroke - Metabolic ... per day until stable ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Inborn Errors of Metabolism ... AG acidosis with ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... impairment of cellular metabolism ... sweat) - its metabolism ... before beginning treatment
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... with previously stable ... retinal hemorrhages ... hypokalemia and metabolic